Pittsford-mendon High School has an academic rating significantly above the average for New York high schools based on its high test performance, high graduation rate and high AP course participation. It is ranked 3rd in the best public high schools in New York.

Demographics

Race

The Pittsford-mendon High School student body is mostly White with a smaller Asian Pacific population and has low racial diversity.

Race

Percent

Students

White

78.8%

798

Black

3.2%

32

Hispanic

5.2%

53

Asian Pacific

10.6%

107

Native American Indian

0.1%

1

Hawaiian Pacific Inlander

0%

0

Two or more races

2.2%

22

Family Income

vs. other New York high schools

Upper 1.7%

1.6% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the New York high school median of 39%. By this measure, PITTSFORD-MENDON HIGH SCHOOL students are largely wealthy and rank 15th in New York for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade

Students

Freshman

259

Sophomore

246

Junior

250

Senior

248

Total

1,013

Academics

Completions

Graduation Rate

98%

10 out of 10

Rank: 26th in New York

Subgroup

Graduation Rate

All Students

98%

New York Median

87%

Percentile

97%

White

95% or more*

Black

suppressed*

Hispanic

suppressed*

Asian Pacific

80% or more*

Native American

.%

Two or more races

suppressed*

Economically Disadvantaged

suppressed*

Limited English Proficiency

.%

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

State Standardized Test Performance

10 out of 10

Rank: 30th in New York

Students at Pittsford-mendon High School scored an average 99% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the New York State Education Department. Performance is significantly above the
state high school median of 92% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 1% of New York high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

Girls

95% or more*

95% or more*

Boys

95% or more*

95% or more*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

American Indian

-

-

Asian & Pacific Islander

80% or more*

80% or more*

Black

50% or more*

50% or more*

Hispanic

50% or more*

50% or more*

Multiracial

50% or more*

50% or more*

White

95% or more*

95% or more*

With Disabilites

80% or more*

80% or more*

Limited English

-

-

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Participation

9 out of 10

Rank: 70th in New York

350 out of 498 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (70%). College admission testing participation is significantly above the New York median rate of 27% and in the top 8% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

8 out of 10

Rank: 52nd in New York

Pittsford-mendon High School offers 20 AP courses. 48 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 98% percentile and significantly above the median AP enrollment rate for all New York schools of 18%.
Pittsford-mendon High School had 448 taking AP exams with a 409 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 89% percentile and well above the state median of 68 percent.

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